HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-07 Testimony Collins W.K. Kaholo Testi, ,,y: o ppositl too to pro •sed development, Punalu'u lack Sand
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Ts,say we stand in opposition of the proposed development plan for the Punalu'u anrxdl lark Sankt
Beach Area. The issues to be addressed in this testimony are threefold:
% First, the environmental impact of the plan cannot be understated. Per the Plana li ®therun 't
Report as published in the March 2024 issue of The Ka'u Calendar,the environmental MOON,.%meta
mitigated by the plan itself, and impacts would be as "minimal"' as is feasibly possible.. Mine nattner
vague definition is unsatisfactory as even the slightest disturbance to our delicate ecasystterms anauIkdl
cause tremendous unforeseen damage to the ildlife and their habitats. Besides durirnj are
construction process„ the inrcr:-r.;-.,. in visitors to the arc:..•. mould amrrdoubr;-(dityp •_.•:(►) to a dirannnatir iiirt.or
four ennaioromunrnemilall damage;from!abaft thramrnpl(ammo turrnderffoott, Ifitt#teriirnc�„ rocks//samai1// I a:iih r mau.rrall
aspect's of the :-rmrufurornnmemt removed sand taken as souverniirs,or vuiiol :pion of thraaf6rlhiarrrall Ifilauslatitiren eauilihurall
Jelliefs anal practices through iigirlorernce mar iimdiffffererna .
(j 1YWhiich Ibrinrngs us to our second poi*ttlhie impact morn hie eudliuore and tradition cuff lithe NifaJm liiarm
peoplle. Although it wras stated in the report that much off the ,►, co(4)(1), .(.1 a:•,\i BEDIP Umemtt\7 Iuild Ibxullltt
u;su'in areas previously distal r ..nd thus®rally Impacting siittes xwIhiiictn had Aireacdlyy hewn l r
darnag,..! or destroyed. Our issue is that such damage (sr(1), ;., met diminish the eudllhurrall crud itrktiothadl
significance of ,s "e sites themselves. There are manly exarnnpl t hintzuglherult the iiSlialub mff�tiniu n ,
villages, heiau, fishponds, all having been rebuilt in the thraaiiiitiornrill w s and restored tinnfinutr lli ;tlnn
preserve the history and couture they represent Why slhroullld "i :-.4;.,;•• sites J„ • army difffft m rniti? fi rm
vaemxuikh'preserve the . :;(« (um and histatriball sirs off line ;,and armarntfaiim ttltrre t radikliimns and heti p::►ir;•off
the Hlao aiiiarm i►,(a( ►)lam... Hrm ttltniis„ bxunrilv I siittes are mot distorted air rellocalleat 1116E01 ae heabalauftemil t w tithraiir
oxrl(►;'umall form and ffiunctbi®rm to serve as rriia 11 ITIEillliTildEITS off enir u01::4:ti . These VOOu4x ilatl sell/Yeas a max
educate (►;;:: •.. ..liens off H-ilauoovai'r'rarm children aboutttiheiir!pima lirtislrryy and cullihuxre.. H 'tturrthl like a
;;.%.••,:: „ (40, dinosaur morn„Cr the ►m'rr email rreconstruction elf saltine nn ancient willing 4, tlraDID
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and .44.1 .1(.r;'imstt ttifne mett arch beauty/off the MEL INS mold t►, •the thew cliasrroarnr tto ffrruthuure 0;8: ..;:�iarxrr�
off young iu H-lla watita n s..
And I::::.V:1 fjy/„as this aanundII •.. . iimlpxrutt ffrronnn the unirltyyi„wore iimsiistk..mmrdemand dot arm ii®m all
%waling be Mid on a Satiuuratlag,thin Allow voosmxrlkdirng residents a ottoman to al:.:0) ic..:,•1.n r1*. To deny anonOtis
appairturnity vuamxudtd ► iinr rnsibrtle„as exclkuding iimlpxurtt ffircaxrrm the wetly f»•4(6)(» this dexellegnmentt its meant
to benefit could considem^:., •-,►;iious att lbestt,and bllafia+mttilyy disrespectful!at mast.
Thank you.
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